Many people attract malaria, a life threatening disease, during travel to
tropical and subtropical countries. Malaria occurs in most of sub-Saharan Africa,
southern and southeast Asia, Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Central and
South America, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. Major cities
is Asia and South America are nearly malaria free; cities in Africa, India, and
Pakistan are not. There is generally less risk of malaria at altitudes above
1500 meters.SYMPTOMS
Symptoms of malaria are flu-like and may include fever, chills, muscle aches,
headache, and vomiting, diarrhea, and coughing. Patients with severe falciparum
malaria may develop liver and kidney failure, convulsions, and coma. At first,
symptoms may be mild. Malaria should be suspected if the traveler has fever or
any of the above symptoms between 1 week after the first possible exposure to
infected mosquitoes and several months after the last exposure.
If Malaria is suspected, medical help must be sought immediately.
A blood sample should be taken to check for malaria parasites.
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